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Intel speeds Celeron introductions
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July 24, 1998 Web posted at: 10:00 AM EDT by Andy Santoni |
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Intel has yet again rewritten its processor road map, this time promising higher-performance versions of its Celeron processor as early as next month.
Earlier, Intel promised 300-MHz and 333-MHz versions of the Celeron CPU with 128KB of on-chip Level 2 cache, the so-called Mendocino processor, before the end of the year. Originally, Intel did not expect the 333-MHz version until next year.
Now, Intel will introduce the Mendocino CPUs in time for the back-to-school season, according to an Intel representative. Officially, Intel is quoting shipment in the third quarter, but the company "will be more aggressive than September," he said.
With the introduction of the 300-MHz Mendocino processor, Intel will be offering versions of the Celeron 300-MHz processor with and without L2 cache. The newer chip will carry a "Celeron-300A" designation to differentiate the products.
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Intel is also scheduling a 366-MHz Celeron processor for the first half of next year, according to the Intel spokesperson. Given Intel's recent penchant for releasing products earlier than planned, the chip is likely to debut in the first quarter.
Intel is also planning a notebook version of the Celeron processor for the first half of next year, according to the Intel representative. Celeron's big brother, the Pentium II, is already popular in mobiles, and the Celeron processor will displace the Pentium MMX chip in low-cost units.
Intel is also planning to reduce the cost of basic desktop PCs with the introduction of Celeron processors in a 370-pin pin-grid array package.
Driving the accelerated introduction plans is Intel's changeover from 0.35-micron to 0.25-micron processing, the Intel representative said. That changeover has ramped more quickly than Intel expected, allowing faster product introductions.
Intel has all but completed its shift to a 0.25-micron production process, and by this time next year the company will begin producing even smaller, cheaper, faster, and more capable chips using a 0.18-micron process, Paul Otellini, Intel's executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Architecture business group, said last week.
Andy Santoni is a senior writer for InfoWorld.